John Boothman

The Scottish government is facing a critical cash shortage and the Nationalists are in disarray. Now the pressure is on the first minister to turn things around

The shadow Scottish secretary says claims made by his Holyrood colleague that he threatened to end her career are ‘defamatory and false’

SNP accused of wasting taxpayers’ cash on ‘junkets and jollies’ despite foreign affairs being reserved to Westminster

Concern is growing over the dwindling numbers of Conservative members north of the border as only 2,400 have voted before the contest ends next week

Stewart McDonald says the parties should consider rotating the post of first minister if the next election result is not clear-cut

The party led by Nigel Farage has tapped into a deep seam of political disaffection in Scotland, with support growing in rural and coastal seats

The mood among the Scottish contingent at the party conference in Liverpool should be upbeat, but a series of own goals in London could have far-reaching consequences in Edinburgh

Former first minister was instrumental in putting two pensioners in touch with a legal practice as they take the UK and Scottish governments to court

Local authorities have withdrawn support for proposals in a blow to the Scottish government

He became a politician after a 30-year career in journalism, during which he was the victim of an acid attack by an organised criminal